So what do we like for matresses? Foam, Gell, Sleep Number.....

[Stevensje]

Costco has a deal soon on mattresses. %100 satisfaction.

[wyome]

Didn't buy one yet....but the sleep numbers with memory foam seem awesome

[gnihcraes]

memory foam, picked it up a while back at matress firm or whatever it is. pretty nice. Bought the generic store brand one to try out, might be worth some extra $ for the fancy ones.

[theGinsue]

Didn't care for sleep # beds. Got rid of mine last spring. Got a standard mattress with an integrated memory foam pillowtop. The memory foam holds in heat which I find uncomfortable.

I'll likely never get one again, but like WETWRKS, I always had the best nights sleep on a waterbed. Regret getting rid of my last one 20 years ago.

[Hummer]

Believe it or not, the cheap memory foam mattress mattress at American Furniture Warehouse is one of the most comfortable mattresess I've slept on. We've had high-end mattresses, tried sleep number, water beds, you name it. Then we bought the memory foam at AFW for the guest bed, and that's where I usually sleep now. I'm eager to replace the other mattress with one. (It's pretty firm)

That's where I'd look first because they have a good selection and pricing. Foam, for sure, but selecting one that will last vs. those that fail early may be hard to know. Broken down old folks need a good bed to rest their weary old bones.

You need to know what was wrong with the new bed your mother doesn't like. Don't repeat and expect a different result.

I bought a too-hard spring mattress ($1300, 8 yr guarantee) for the cabin 10 years ago and it tore us up every time we slept on it, even after we put a memory foam topper on it. Still like new, we gave it away last year. A good spring mattress could be useable for 6-10 years.

The sleep number air mattress quality is crap, and way over priced, IMO. I've looked at them many times and they've always looked like low end shit to me. A non starter.

Four years ago I looked at Tempur pedic and then bought a Simmons ComforPedic Loft gel/foam level 4. 25 year warranty on the foam mattress. We'll see about that, but so far I'm impressed. Very comfortable and we move very little through the night. Foam is more immersive, much warmer, sometimes hot. Your mother won't use her electric blanket very often.

Foam/gel mattresses have been on the market long enough that competition is influencing prices. How much is good sleep worth? I'd shun the low-end and buy the best you can afford. Good back support and good sleep is what you're paying for.

[mjzman]

After several uncomfortable mostly innerspring mattresses, last fall we switched to a latex mattress. We're very happy with it, and as a bonus were able to get a two sided mattress. I've tried and don't like memory foam because I move around a lot and it does not recover fast enough to suit me.

[TheGrey]

Take her with you, and have her lay down on as many mattresses as it takes. Have her try memory foam, tufted, latex, spring....the works. Find out why the other one didn't work- too hard? Too soft? Too hot? Too cold? Did springs poke her? Mattresses are an investment, and since she's going to be spending 1/4-1/3 of every 24 hours n it, mattress shopping is something that's going to require her direct input.

Also remember that you're not required to buy from the place you're shopping at. Check out a few stores and get one that really works for her.

We had an old mattress when we moved out here, and my back had been killing me for months. We stopped at a mattress store, and we both lay down on each one. No dice. Three mattress stores later, I was getting incredibly frustrated and ready to give up, and I tried one last mattress. It was very firm, and the second I lay down, my back cracked all the way up. That was the sign!

[Uberjager]

I'm not affiliated with them, but they seem to be a good resource, and cover almost everything: http://www.sleeplikethedead.com/

[DenverGP]

Got a costco memory foam. great price, and it has been excellent.

[davsel]

Goodwill

They sell new mattresses. Cheap and comfortable.
Course I can sleep anywhere.